Surgical bandage.



W, HAYDON.

SURGECAL BANDAGE.

APPLICATION lFILED JULY 6.1916.

ll Patented B60121916.

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WALTON HAYDON, OF MARSHFIELD, R]:"lGrOl\T.-

SURGICAL IBANDAGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 312, llllult.

Application filed July 6, 1916. Serial No. 107,798.

T0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, VVALTON HAYDON, a citizenof the United States,A residing at Marshfield, in the county of Coos,State of Uregon, have invented a new and useful Surgical Bandage; and dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to the art of surgery, and more especially to animproved surgical bandage, which may be constructed of the usual gauzeor other' suitable fabric.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a bandage of this kindhaving an adhesive tab or piece, adapted to be applied to the arm orother portion of the body, in order to furnish a fixed point `to bandagefrom, whereby the bandage is prevented from slipping, thereby renderingit possible for a person to apply the bandage without the aid ofanother.

Another object of the invention is to provide means to prevent thebandage from unrolling and becoming contaminated by falling on theground or other place, when bandaging a wound, sprain or the like.

A further object of the invention is to provide a bandage, which, whenrolled into a compact form, as is the usual case in the manufacture ofsuch an article, is provided with the adhesive tab between one end ofthe bandage and a strip of waxed medicated paper, and has its oppositeends dipped in paraffin or other suitable wax, thereby thoroughlysealing the roll or bandage against contamination.

In practical fields, the details of construction may necessitatealterations, falling within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, ashereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a view in perspective of a hand, showingthe adhesive tab adhering to the wrist, whereby a fixed point isafforded, from which the bandage may be wound upon the wrist, theparaflin wax7 on the ends of the roll of bandage preventing the bandagefrom unrolling. Fig. 2 is a view in perspective of the roll of bandagebefore it is unrolled. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the roll of bandage,showing its end unrolled, illustrating the adhesive tab and themedicated wax paper. Fig. 4f is an end elevation of the roll of bandageshowing its end portion partly unrolled and illustrating the adhesiveand waxed medicated paper. Fig. 5 is a sectional View on line 5-5 ofFig. 2.

Referring more especially t'o the drawings, it is to be noted that Figs.3, t and 5 illustrate the construction of the bandage from the time thatthe roll is almost completed, to the dipping of the ends of the rollinto the paraiiin wax, and in the drawings, l designates the roll ofbandage, constructed of any suitable gauze or other fabric. A tab oradhesive plaster 2 having adhesive material 3 upon its outer face isprovided, and after the roll of bandage is completed to the point shownin F ig. 3, the free end portion 4 of the bandage is connected to theadhesive face 3 of the tab or plaster. Also to the adhesive face 3 ofthe tab or plaster near its opposite longitudinal edge portion, as shownat 5 is a strip of waxed medicated paper 6. By providing the tab orplaster with the adhesive material 3 upon its outer face, the inner faceof the tab or plaster is prevented from adhering to the roll of bandage.After the roll has been completed to the step illustrated in Figs. 3 and4, the end portion l of the bandage is finally wound upon the roll,after which the waxed paper is wound upon the roll, so that its free endwill overlap beyond the tab, and held temporarily until both ends of theroll of bandage is dipped in paraiiin wax, in order to providesubstantially eighth of an inch coatings 7 on both ends of the roll ofbandage. By this method and construction the roll of bandage is sealedagainst contamination or infection from the exterior.

"When using the bandage, the end portion 8 of the waxed paper isgrasped, and unrolled. then its other end is detached from the adhesiveface 3 of the tab, thereby leaving a portion of the adhesive face freeto be attached adhesively to the wrist or other part of the body, inorder to aiford a fixed point to bandage from. After attaching theadhesive tab to the wrist or other part of the body, as shown in Fig. 1,it is to be noted that the roll of bandage may be allowed to hang, asshown in Fig. l, the eighth of an inch coatings of paraffin wax or thelike, acting to prevent the bandage from unnecessarily unrolling,thereby preventing the bandage from falling upon the ground or otherplace and becoming contaminated.

The invention having been set forth, whatVV is claimed as new and usefulis:

1. A roll of surgical bandage, having' an adhesive tab upon one end, astrip of waxed paper connected to the tab and wound about the roll ofbandage, both ends of the roll of bandage having coatings of wax,whereby the bandage is prevented from unrolling` too rapidly as it isused.

2. A roll of surgical bandage, having a strip of waxed paper attached toone end of the bandage and wound about the roll, said roll of bandagehaving both ends provided with coatings of waX, whereby the bandage isprevented from unrollingtoo rapidly as 15 it is used.

3. A roll of surgical bandage provided with a paper coveringand havingboth ends provided with a coating of wax, to prevent the bandage fromunrolling when applying 2C Copies of this patent may be obtained forfive cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington,D. C.

